Deadline has revealed Ben Affleck will be getting back in the director’s chair for King Leopold’s Ghost, a historical drama about a trio of men who uncovered and exposed King Leopold of Belgium’s plunder of the African Congo and murder of its citizens in the late 1800s. Affleck will produce through his Pearl Street Films […]
Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse lead the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations
The nominees for the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced today in Los Angeles, with A24’s Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse leading the pack with five nominations apiece, followed by Amazon Studios’ Honey Boy on four. Uncut Gems was the only one of the three to pick up a Best Feature nod – an […]
Showtime survival horror series Yellowjackets adds Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci and more
Showtime has added a host of actresses to its pilot for Yellowjackets, a drama survival horror series created by Narcos‘ Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. The series follows a group of “wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.” Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock), Tawny […]
Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju set to star in self-penned thriller series Twin
Kristofer Hivju, whom you may know as Tormund Giantsbane on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has co-written a thriller called Twin. Here is the show’s description via Variety: A Hivju passion project which he created with Metcalfe, with the duo developing the project over near 15 years, “Twin” kicks off in the Lofoten Islands where cliffs fall […]
Future Alien prequels could feature a ‘de-aged’ Sigourney Weaver
Ridley Scott has recently confirmed that he is working on a series of prequels that will lead up to the first Alien film. This begs the question: what about Ellen Ripley? The latest issue of Empire magazine features a slew of information about Alien: Covenant, and also includes a very interesting response to a question about […]
Two newly-unearthed videos see Sam Raimi defending The Evil Dead on a 1980s talk show
Someone on Reddit found two videos, circa 1987, that show Sam Raimi on a British talk show called Central Weekend defending The Evil Dead to the “concerned public” in the wake of the UK’s video nasty scare. You can see both of them below… The ’80s were arguably the best decade for horror. It felt […]
Rian Johnson playing coy about possible Prince William and Harry cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
With Daniel Craig making a stealth appearance in 2015’s The Force Awakens, there has been a lot of rumors going around regarding celebrity cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We know that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will have some sort of cameo, and Tom Hardy has been rumored for some time. That’s not all, however, […]
Charlie Hunnam explains why he’s not in Pacific Rim: Uprising
While Pacific Rim: Uprising will see the return of a number of familiar faces from the 2013 sci-fi blockbuster, one person who is sitting out the sequel is Charlie Hunnam, and during an interview with Den of Geek to promote his new film The Lost City of Z, the British actor has revealed why he […]
Hugo Weaving joins Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines
It looks like Peter Jackson is pulling a Lord of the Rings alumni on board for his newest film, as we now have confirmation that Hugo Weaving has joined the cast of Mortal Engines. Weaving is reportedly playing the character Thaddeus Valentine, Head of the Historians, who is a pivotal character in the first book. Weaving is […]
Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus in Aquaman
It looks like we have another action movie legend joining the comic book movie club, as it has just been revealed that Dolph Lundgren is joining the cast of Aquaman as King Nereus. King Nereus is relatively new to the Aquaman mythos, making his first appearance in 2013. He is the king of Xebel, as well the kingdom’s […]
